State Gem Show Set for April 21 at City Coliseum
The State Mineral Society of Texas hosts the annual Gem and Mineral Show at City Coliseum April 21 to 23 with participation from local, state, national, and international mineral societies. John R. Gaines of the Austin Gem and Mineral Society calls it the largest show yet, featuring European gem collections and Texas fossils. Admission is free to the public.
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City Coliseum
State Mineral Society of Texas
John R. Gaines
The
Austin Gem and Mineral Society
Austin Society
Gaines
Europe
Texas
State of
Alaska
Australia
Germany
Development Group Plans Annual Parley in Austin
Austin area development foundation schedules its second annual membership meeting with three group conferences. The Wednesday 4 p.m. session at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel will be led by President C. B. Smith, with Dr. Frank W. Jessen present. Directors to be elected by mail ballot in April.
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Austin Area Development Foundation
Stephen F. Austin
C. B. Smith
Smith
Frank W. Jessen
Round-Up Off ers Barbecue Dances on UT Campus
A three ring University of Texas Round-Up party includes a campus barbecue at 21st and Guadalupe or Memorial Stadium if rain, a street dance on the Main Building terrace, and a square dance in the Texas Union. Tickets 75 cents for meals and 50 cents for the dance. Notables include Phi Gamma Ramblers and Siboney Boys, Dolores and her Bluebonnet Boys, and guest callers from across Texas.
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University of Texas
University
21St
Guadalupe
Memorial Stadium
Ramblers
Siboney Boys
Hutchins Brothers
Walgreen Drug Stores
Hemphills Book
University Co-op
Ex-Students Association
Dolores
Bluebonnet Boys
Ann Pittman
Texas Union
Dick Pilgrim
R. S. Knapp
Corpus Christi
Grady Wilson
Amarillo
Buck Benney
Mertha Holck
Leon McGuffin
Dick Merrill
J. B. Perry
Austin
Capitol
Holk
These Diners Find No Pain in Necks
An Austin fried chicken joint sells all necks to the Coxville Zoo on the Dallas Highway. At feeding time the lions and hyenas eat 60 to 70 necks nightly, bobcats 12, red foxes 6, gray foxes 4, and skunks 2 each. The animals consume about 54 pounds per night or 35 gallons weekly, with owner Alvin Cox paying 25 cents per gallon.
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Austin
Coxville Zoo
Dallas Highway
Alvin Cox
Cox
Sheppard Returns To Job After Illness
Secretary of State John Ben Sheppard returned to his office Tuesday after a five week illness. He was hospitalized in Temple on February 20 soon after taking over the secretary of state office and recuperated in South Texas before resuming duties.
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John Ben Sheppard
Sheppard
Temple
Secretary of State
South
Texas
City trials asphalt water spray to curb dusty streets
Public Works Director C G Levander reports an experiment on Chicon Street using watered down asphalt and pure water sprayed from a city truck. The thin asphalt film aims to suppress dust for two to three months, with plans to extend to busy gravel streets first. Noble Larson assisted the idea.
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C. G. Levander
Chicon Street
East 12Th
East 19Th
Levander
Evander
Noble Larson
Strange Noises Pain Policemen
An Austin police blotter notes many noise complaints from dogs, parties, quarrels, or upstairs dancing occur afternoons and nights, with 40 percent stopped by arrival. Psychologist Dr. Peter Crawford says diminished morning energy makes later noises more irritating as day wears on.
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Austin
J. W. Fariss
Peter Crawford
Cop's Fish Copped By Gentleman Thief
A river patrolman named Tige Shelton lost a catfish and fishing line to a cunning thief who hung the line in the middle of the Colorado River below Tom Miller dam. The thief returned the next day and placed the line where Shelton had left it, provoking renewed frustration for the officer.
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Tige Shelton
Shelton
Colorado
Tom Miller Dam
Salvation Army Faces Slash In Share From Chest Funds
The Salvation Army in Austin faced potential reductions in services within 30 days due to a possible $1,000 monthly cut from the Community Chest. The group sought $2,542 monthly, but received only $1,500 earlier this month. a supplemental $1,000 was later received to cover next month.
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Salvation Army
Salvation Army Advisory Board
The
Citadel
Community Chest
Ben H. Powell
Salvation Army Board
James Lenon
Tired Old Feet Still the Only Sure Way
Fred C. Young, an automobile dealer with 15 new cars in stock and a private plane, landed near Austin after a Dallas trip and walked two hours home from the airport when he could not find a ride.
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Fred C. Young
Ramsey Street
Dallas
Young
Austin
Dogs Safe in City Pound Says Warden
Warden Earl Mills states dogs seized by the county warden are kept in the pound with running water straw and daily food. He says pound life is safer than roaming streets and that dogs are not killed if owners fail to claim them unless diseased or injured.
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Earl Mills
den Street
Mills
Rover Needs New Tag by Saturday
Dog tags issued for 1949 expire per city notice. New 1950 tags require a rabies vaccination certificate and cost 50 cents. Tags available at veterinary hospitals and the city tax collector. Dogs picked up after Saturday become candidates for the city pound.
LCRA plans no new dams beyond current projects
LCRA manager Max Starcke said no new dams are planned beyond the two under construction and an extra generating unit. Chief Engineer E G Schmidt reported the Buchanan Dam unit should be operating within two months, with Marble Falls and Granite Shoals concrete pours underway and completion dates in 1951 and 1952.
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LCRA
Max Starcke
E. G. Schmidt
Buchanan Dam
Schmidt
Marble Falls
Granite Shoals
Starcke
City Policewoman Appointment Due in Austin
Chief R. D. Thorpe said interviews with 14 applicants for Austin's first policewoman post are complete. Physicals likely finished this week and a recommendation to City Manager Guston Morgan should come soon. All 14 passed the written civil service exam.
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Austin
R. D. Thorpe
Guston Morgan
Complaining Customer Won’t Give Up Steak
Tommy Hanby at The Hofbrau faces a persistent diner who insists the steak is not a strip sirloin. The customer threatens to complain, while Hanby offers a refund and maintains calm. The patron ultimately agrees the steak is excellent but remains fixed on the wrong cut.
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Tommy Hanby
The
Hofbrau
Hanby
Scandinavians Hear Carl Widen Tonight
Carl T. Widen speaks to the Austin Scandinavian Club at the City Library Auditorium at 7 30 p m Wednesday. Annette Duval will present a series of folk dances as the main feature.
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Carl T. Widen
Austin Scandinavian Club
City Library
Annette Duval
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